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Welcome to The Motorcycle Project!

CBX

DOHC

CX500

V4

Before the rebuild

Customer's bikes

Customer's carbs

How we're different

Carb rebuilders

After the rebuild

Shipping checklist

Valve recession

Carb rebuild parts

The air cut valve

Carb Rebuild Service ▾ Plus shipping, plus broken parts.
Honda CBX1000 $950
Honda DOHC 750, 900, 1100 $475 incl Euro and CB650
Honda V4, incl ST1100 $475 no VFR
Honda GL1100 $475
Honda GL1200 $475
Honda GL1500 $415
Honda Valkyrie $550
Honda CX/GL500, 650 $295
ZX, GSXR, Late Triumph $475 no CBR
RS, CR, FCR, VM, Smoothies Experience, plenty of parts
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A few specialty items for sale ▾ Available while they last.
Pro-Link shock seal $34.95 each	Carb felt seals $5.00 each	Carb float level tool $34.95	Ring compressors $150-$195 for two

Featured Video After CBX carb rebuild	Featured Video After GL1000 carb rebuild	Featured Video CBX1000 throttle cables
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Honda CBX gen shim $1.95 each	For sale vintage stuff	T-handle wrench set $69.00, 7 pcs	Geared pilot tool $115.00

Featured Video Adjusting float level	Featured Video Installing choke springs	Featured Video Removing pilot limiters
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Tech Articles ▾ How, why, what, where, when, and even who!
C a r b C o r n e r • The most critical parts • Carburetors, an Intro • Ultrasonic Carb Cleaning (swf) • Ultrasonic Carb Cleaning • Ultrasonic Examples • About Gasoline • How CV Carburetors Work • Carburetor Jet Tech • Keihin Idle Circuits • Air Filters Compared • K&N Air Filters Revised • Carburetor Rebuilding • Carburetors and Altitude • Fuel Economy • Bad Practice • Ignition Reminders • Carburetor Evolution • The 60/40 Rule • The Little Things • Float Levels • Zinc • Oxygenated Gas • Crankcase Recirc Systems • Carb Kits • Draining Carburetors • Answerman • Felt Seals Revised • CV Carb Tops • No Overflow System • Automotive Origin • Air Bleed Tech • Ethanol: All That Bad? • Syncing Nirvana • Using an EGA Revised • Sync Gauges Revised • The Needle Jet • Due Diligence • Carb Rebuild Parts • The Air Cut Valve • GL1000 Carb Save • Fuel Hose Situation • Carb Special Tools • CBX Carb Sync • Sta-Bil • The Cobbler's Woe • The Gas Crisis • The GL1000 Problem • Synchronization Studied NEW Y o u t u b e V i d e o s • CBX Choke Return Springs • Adjusting Float Level • Four Cyl Choke Return Springs • Gold Wing Manifolds • Servicing Foam Air Filter • Shimming VB Carb Needles • Removing VB Pilot Flags • Removing VB Slide Buttons • Small SOHC Needle Adjust • 750 SOHC Needle Adjust • Proper CBX Cable Install • Draining Carburetors • CBX Start and Warmup • CB500 Four Start and Warmup • Pro Cylinder Head Work • Carburetors GL1500 • Carburetors Triumph 1200 • Carburetors CB550 • Result of CBX Top End • Removing Carbs CB500 • Result of GL1000 Tuning • Easy Centerstanding NEW	I n s i d e t h e I n d u s t r y • Knowledge • Octane • Service Manuals • A Day in the Life • The Concours Page • California Traffic School • Malice in Aftermarketland • The YouTube Syndrome • Event Data Recorders • VINs • The 1975 Year Split • Interesting Insider Facts • The Real Deal • Cheesy • Seven Sins • Maintain That Bike! • Dealers • The GL1000 Problem NEW M e d i a M a d n e s s • Lies From the Ether Revised • Forum Backwardness • SOHC Is Broke • Forums • Electrical Deception • The Clear Tube Method • Inside Honda's 1st-Gen V4s • Debunking 1st Gen V4 Myths • Early V4 Cam Issues • Julian Ryder's Book • Mark Paris' Book • Sean MacGregor's Book • Randakk's Carb Video NEW • Motorcycle User Forums • The Real Issues • YouTube: Common Motor E n g i n e T e c h • High-Perf. Engine Building • Horsepower • Compression Testing Revised • Valve Clearances • Valve Jobs Done Right • Cylinders Done Right Revised • Engine Assembly Revised • Motor Oil • More on Motor Oil • Piston Clearances • Detonation • Marvel Mystery Oil • Big Bore Kits • Camshafts • No Free Lunch • Dyno Truth and Error • Cam Wear • Oil: a Mechanic's View • Sealers • Clutches • Combustion's Mysteries • More on Cyl Heads • Compression Truths • Non-TDCC Valve Adj • Valve Seat Tools • Oil Consumption NEW • Multivalve Heads • Forged vs. Cast Pistons • The Truth of Porting • The Water Tune NEW R i d i n g NEW • Green River • 5,000 Miles in 10 Days • Doing My Corner • A Wild Ride • Looking Back NEW	E l e c t r i c a l B a s i c s • Vintage Honda Wire Codes • Charging System Variations • Resistor Plugs and Wires • Honda DOHC, CBX Chging • Honda DOHC, CBX Ignition • The Volt Drop Test • Electrical Connectors • Powersports Batteries • Ammeters Revised • Vintage Chging Systems • The 95/50 Rule • The Ignition Coil Cult • Ign Coil Relay Mod • The Elect Deception • The CBX/Kawa Alternator • Easy Four-Way Flashers • GL1000 Ign Anomalies NEW C h a s s i s T e c h • Shucking the Shakes • 80s Pro-Link Shocks • Brake Fluid Revised T o o l i n g U p • How-To: Leakdown Tester • Trick Tools • Kowa Seiki Tools • The Exh Gas Analyzer • Peak Volt Diagnostics • The Load Tester • The Harbor Freight Lift • Valve Seat Tools • Carb Sync Gauges B i k e P r o j e c t s • 1979 CBX1000 • 1981 CBX1000 • 1981 CB750 DOHC • 1973 CB350 Four • 1981 CBX1000 • 1986 VF1100C • 1982 CBX1000 • 1977 CB750K • 1979 CBX1000 • 1985 VF500F • 1974 CB350 Four • 1975 CB360T • 1975 CB500T • 1978 CB750K • 1976 GL1000 • 1973 CB450 • 1976 CB750F1 • 1984 VF1100C • 1979 CBX1000 • 1979 CBX1000 • 1978 CB750K8 • 1976 GL1000 • 1982 CBX1000 • 1973 CB750 • 1979 CBX1000 • 1979 CBX1000 • 1976 GL1000 T h e C B X 1 0 0 0 • The Challenging CBX NEW • Ten Things NEW • The CBX/Kawa Alternator NEW T h e C B 5 0 0 / 5 5 0 • The CB500 Page NEW T h e 1 s t - G e n V - F o u r s • The V4 Page NEW T h e G L 1 0 0 0 • The GL1000 Page NEW
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How-To Books ▾
Do it yourself!

Honda CBX Carb
$37.00

Honda CB550 Carb
$37.00

Honda PD Carb
$37.00

Honda GL1100 Carb
$37.00

Honda GL1000 Carb
$37.00

Honda CBX Valve
$32.00

Honda CBX Charge
$32.00

Honda GL1000 Ignition
$37.00

Honda DOHC Carb
$32.00

Available Carburetor Specialty Services ▾
Thread Repair	Polishing and Plating	Special Techniques	Precision Welding	Wet Blasting

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